UCL’s Marine Biology students were stunned this week when the Queen and Prince Phillip wandered into a lecture on squid.
Dumbstruck undergraduates watched as the monarch, casually dressed in a hoodie and jeans, shuffled her way along the back row, apologising as students lifted their knees to allow her royal passage. At the end of the hour, she and her racist husband received a gracious round of applause.
“This wasn’t a one-off” said a palace aide, “Liz and Phil often pop into London’s Global University for a quick swot. In the last three years, the Queen has completed diplomas in Queer Theory, IT Management and Dutch.”
“The palace has never received any complaints,” he added. “It’s just their way of trying to live a normal life.”
Pressed for comment, Prince Phillip said “It’s our little bit of reality. When you live in a fucking great palace, it can be refreshing to spend a day feeling fourth-rate.”